Giovanni's is a Hill institution. Impeccable white tablecloths, deferential waiters, perfect Alfredo sauce, and a famous guest list to boot. Giovanni's counts multiple presidents, Oprah and even Frank Sinatra as guests over the past 40 years. Try the veal chop with black truffle sauce or the lobster risotto. It's the place for fine dining, Italian or not -- consider it the little black dress of restaurants.

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Thanks Collier. For those of you who are being judgmental. Not everyone celebrates Christmas and not everyone has family (me). So rather than sitting at home by myself all day long isolated because everything is closed and everyone else is home with their family on a holiday some of us want to go out. December is a painful month for some people (and now the Xmas season starts in Oct). I don't expect or demand anything to be open, but a small portion of places being open makes sense and some of us would like to know.

Thanks for making sure I do not get to spend Christmas eve with my 2 small children so that you and your friends can eat out this night and you will probably not say Merry Christmas or leave a decent tip, then I will have to call you a cab so you don't drunkenly kill a stranger on your drive home.